Phlebopus marginatus

Giant Bolete at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Phlebopus marginatus	15 Oct 2025	Heinol
	Unverified	13 Oct 2025	MPW

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Possibly Phlebopus marginatus (Giant Bolete)??.... Large Toadstools bursting through clay soil substrate, initially look like "puffball type" but then develop a very thick trunk like stem. No "gills" as yet, smooth brown surface under the Cap, very fast Growth rate, very solid though soft / squishy texture and yellowish inside. The top of the cap has a "cracked / mottled " appearance. Growing in bright sunlight between forbs such as Clustered everlasting Daisy. The size and "trunk" are quite spectacular in size. See size 7 Boot for size reference.

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Location information

Maps The Fair, Watson Mount Majura
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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MPW NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less) Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi Phlebopus marginatus

Species information

Phlebopus marginatus Scientific name
Giant Bolete Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1244.68m Recorded at altitude
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